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March 25, 2014
Reality and Surreality
I had created a piece of art from a starting point of a photo I took this summer. The railroad bridge over the Little Miami River became a great, atmospheric piece when altered, and with the addition of a surreally large moon behind it. As I was contemplating what to say about it this morning, […]
March 24, 2014
Reading Tastes
I have successfully converted my dear First Reader into a ‘jelly snob,’ as he puts it. From being satisfied with strawberry, and sometimes for a change to have grape, store brand colored wiggly sweet stuff in a jar, we have gone to eyes lighting up at the idea of blackcurrant preserves. Today, he said as […]
March 23, 2014
Trickster Noir: Snippet 10
It is finally spring break! Which means I will bury myself in editing Trickster at long last, and have it to my editor by the end of the week. Fingers crossed that all goes well. I celebrated my break beginning by writing a short story Friday afternoon, which was a fun surprise. My brain is […]
March 22, 2014
Immaturity and Entitlement
en·ti·tle·ment noun \-ˈtī-təl-mənt\ : the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something : the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges) : a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular group I was asked last week when I […]
March 21, 2014
Review: Something Different
Look, I’m prepping for my midterm Chemistry Lab exam. This week I have been tired and very very busy, so although I started a book (The Grimm Legacy by Addie J. King and it’s got an excellent opening paragraph, sucked me right in) I am not going to review it until I’ve had a chance […]
March 20, 2014
Writers have Vanity Issues
“Probably other bathroom fixture issues, too.” (the First Reader) There is a difference, my friends, between independently or self publishing, and vanity publishing. For that matter, micro presses and small presses aren’t always that safe, either. This post isn’t about the sharks swimming in the legacy publisher’s pool, so we will leave them unchummed for […]
March 19, 2014
Guest Poetry
Jonathan LaForce gave me permission to post the poem I mentioned last week in it’s entirety for your reading pleasure. I think I can safely say this is one of, if not the, best modern poems I have had the pleasure to encounter. I’m tickled to reveal it in public for the first time, and […]
March 18, 2014
Just Before Spring
The world seems darkest, as winter lingers on, throwing her shawl of white over the shoots that dare peep out. The gray seems to have overtaken the sun, and the world is bereft of joy. We go on each day, in faith that another follows, that there will be light, that summer returns, and there […]
March 17, 2014
Millennicon 28 AAR
It was a good weekend, for all that it was a pleasant surprise, and, ah… interesting to schedule around my existing events. We weren’t present much on Friday and Saturday outside my scheduled panels, due to that. The highlight of the weekend for both of us was meeting Christopher Stasheff, the First Reader’s favorite fantasy […]
March 16, 2014
Trickster Noir: Snippet 9
I’m at Millennicon in Cincinnati today, and I will be signing in the lobby from 11:oo am to noon… so come see me! It’s been an interesting, hectic weekend, trying to fit this into my usual busy schedule, but there have been rewards. I got to meet Mike Resnick and shake his hand. My First […]
